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Mar 23, 2024
Carriers say sustainable aviation fuel mandates are not enough and call for incentives to keep up with the U.S. and other competitors.
Mar 20, 2024
A consortium of UK and European companies have called on the British government to provide additional funding towards making the hydrogen fuel plan a reality.
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Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 12, 2024
Startup VerdeGo Aero says the slow pace of battery improvement leaves room for future hybrid-electric systems.
Apr 11, 2024
The company is studying hybrid-electric helicopters, continuing its electric certification drive and pushing Dash 7 conversion for NASA’s flight demonstrator.
Apr 11, 2024
The timing of the latest mandate is expected to prompt a final spike in engine removals.
Apr 09, 2024
Novel hydrogen storage; Solar Skydweller flies uncrewed; Avic’s large cargo UAV; and UK integrated electric ducted fan.
Apr 08, 2024
The funding will be used to jointly develop technologies with the U.S. for a fission nuclear system for space power applications.
Connected Aerospace
Nov 17, 2023
WAAS is undergoing a major upgrade and preparing to incorporate the Pentagon’s new L5 civil signal for aviation safety services.
Nov 17, 2023
The spacecraft is the Pentagon’s first experimental navigation satellite in nearly 50 years.
Nov 16, 2023
How much has GPS boosted U.S. businesses? The answer is astronomical.
Nov 16, 2023
Over 50 years, GPS has evolved and inspired the development of similar systems by other nations.
Nov 15, 2023
The “father of GPS” on how the system came to be and the hurdles it needs to overcome to remain at the cutting edge.
Emerging Technologies
Apr 15, 2024
Japan backs aircraft electrification; flying warehouse for delivery drones; certifying autonomous flight; silicon batteries for eVTOL.
Apr 12, 2024
The U.S. will contribute the launch service, aerobraking engines and radioisotope heater units.
Apr 12, 2024
The small rover would travel to the Moon aboard the company’s Resilience lunar lander as part of the Hakuto-R Mission 2.
Apr 12, 2024
Transforming how work is done by embracing digital transformation maturity can offset the effects of the industry’s staffing shortage.
Apr 12, 2024
Startup VerdeGo Aero says the slow pace of battery improvement leaves room for future hybrid-electric systems.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Apr 11, 2024
About three years before its first scheduled fielding, the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft fleet has a new group of F-16-based testbed aircraft.
Apr 11, 2024
The timing of the latest mandate is expected to prompt a final spike in engine removals.
Apr 10, 2024
As they grapple with supply chains and pitch new processes, companies are trying to ramp up production.
Apr 09, 2024
CEO Steve Isakowitz speaks about the transformation underway at the only U.S. government-backed R&D center committed exclusively to space enterprise.
Apr 09, 2024
Novel hydrogen storage; Solar Skydweller flies uncrewed; Avic’s large cargo UAV; and UK integrated electric ducted fan.
Advanced Air Mobility
Apr 12, 2024
The pair of orders came from Air2E, a German sustainable business travel startup, and Hopscotch Air, a private aviation company based in New York.
Apr 12, 2024
The startup’s plans have been enabled by EU regulations that established a risk-based approach to the operation of civil uncrewed aircraft systems.
Apr 11, 2024
The company is currently assembling its first fourth-generation Aero2 X2.3 pre-series aircraft, with plans to build two more this year and several more in 2025.
Apr 11, 2024
Amprius introduced the SiCore battery in January as a companion to its SiMaxx silicon-nanowire technology.
Apr 09, 2024
Surf Air Mobility is the latest publicly traded AAM startup to be threatened with delisting after its share price fell below $1 for 30 consecutive days.
Commercial Space
Apr 12, 2024
The small rover would travel to the Moon aboard the company’s Resilience lunar lander as part of the Hakuto-R Mission 2.
Apr 12, 2024
The bulk of the investment went to more mature companies, especially late-stage startups.
Apr 11, 2024
The spacecraft, which launched in February, is attempting to demonstrate autonomous rendezvous and proximity operations capabilities.
Apr 11, 2024
The company plans to start launching the spacecraft for customers in 2026, with a prototype of the satellite to launch in 2025.
Apr 11, 2024
Rocket Lab and its partner, True Anomaly, will conduct rendezvous and proximity operations as part of the demonstration.